The Kentucky Wildcats have a new transfer target, and his last name is Toppin.
No, it’s not Dayon forward and National Player of the Year Obi Toppin. Instead, it’s his brother, Jacob Toppin, who is leaving Rhode Island for a bigger school, and Kentucky is apparently one of his options.
Toppin, a 6-8, 190-pound forward, averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 30 games as a freshman, including five games in double figures.
Whether Toppin is eligible next year will likely depend on when possible changes to the NCAA’s transfer rules take effect, as a vote to approve the one-time transfer rule is set for May and could apply to the 2020-21 college basketball season.